Downloadable content (SSBU)

The icon for the Fighters Pass.

For downloadable content available in this game's predecessor, see Downloadable content (SSB4). For general info, see Downloadable content.

In the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Direct on November 1st, 2018, series director Masahiro Sakurai confirmed that paid DLC would be available for Ultimate. The content comes in the form of five Challenger Pack bundles, each containing one entirely unique fighter, one stage, and several music tracks. These bundles, which are also available through a complete pack known as the Fighters Pass, are currently being released periodically through February 2020. Additionally, Piranha Plant was available for free as a limited time early purchase bonus, and is currently available for purchase separate from the Fighters Pass. On November 6th, Sakurai announced on his Twitter account that the DLC line-up was now complete, and that potential fighters were proposed by Nintendo [1], with Sakurai passing final approval on them.

Updates

Updates to the game are downloadable at no extra cost. The game must be updated to the latest version to purchase DLC, which is done automatically after starting the game from the system's main menu. Most updates also adjust game balance and mechanics, while fixing glitches and other errors as well. Changelogs for all updates are available at the links above.

As with any other game, DLC data is added via free updates. Completing a transaction to receive DLC is merely a "ticket" to grant access to said content. What this means is that DLC not purchased in an updated version is still technically installed but locked, and thus is accessible indirectly. Content that is locked can be seen and played against with opponents connecting via a system that has paid for the DLC (within Wireless and Online modes). Aside from this, locked content can also be seen using amiibo as Figure Players, and saving uploaded or shared replays.

Fighters

Piranha Plant (January 29th, 2019)

Newcomer Piranha Plant was revealed as the first DLC fighter in Ultimate on November 1st, 2018, and was released on January 29th, 2019. It was available as a free bonus until January 31st, 2019 to anyone who purchased the digital version of Ultimate or registered their physical version with My Nintendo. While Piranha Plant is not part of the Fighters Pass or any Challenger Pack, it was made available for purchase separately on February 1st, 2019.

Joker (April 17th, 2019)

Newcomer Joker from Persona 5 was announced as the second DLC fighter during The Game Awards 2018 on December 6th, 2018. He is the first playable character included with the Fighters Pass. As part of Challenger Pack 1, his accompanying stage is Mementos, and features music from Persona 5 as well as Persona 3 and 4. He was made available for purchase on April 17th, 2019.

Hero (Summer 2019)

Four protagonists from Dragon Quest serving as a single newcomer under the generic name Hero were announced as the third DLC fighter during Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct on June 11th, 2019 and is set to be released in Summer 2019. As part of Challenger Pack 2, their accompanying stage is Yggdrasil's Altar.

Banjo & Kazooie (Fall 2019)

Newcomers Banjo & Kazooie from the Banjo-Kazooie series were announced as the fourth DLC fighter during Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct on June 11th, 2019 and is set to be released in Fall 2019. As part of Challenger Pack 3, their accompanying stage is Spiral Mountain.

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In addition, two more characters are known to be playable in the future as part of the Fighters Pass, although the identity and release dates of each are unknown.

Just like in Smash 4, DLC characters (with the exception of Piranha Plant) have no unique Palutena's Guidance scenes and instead use the generic one.

Stages

Mementos (April 17th, 2019)

Mementos comes as a set with Joker as part of Challenger Pack 1. Mementos has one main platform with a slant in the middle similar to Meta Crystal, with one platform over the center and another over the left side. Trains periodically appear in the background, the set below the stage being able to damage fighters. Occasionally, a large triangle-shaped wall appears at the top or on the sides of the stage. The trains and the walls will never appear at the same time.

• If a song from Persona 3 or Persona 4 is playing during a match, the color scheme of Mementos will change from red to blue or yellow respectively, the respective primary colors for each game. The decoration in the background also changes to either a moon or the streaks found in Persona 4's UI. If Joker wins a match with the alternate music, the victory pose screen and subsequent music change accordingly to the ones found in the home series.

Yggdrasil's Altar (Summer 2019)

Yggdrasil's Altar stage comes as a set with the Hero as part of Challenger Pack 2.

Spiral Mountain (Fall 2019)

Spiral Mountain comes as a set with Banjo & Kazooie as part of Challenger Pack 3.

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In addition, two more stages are known to be released in the future as part of the Fighters Pass, though what the stages are and when they will release is currently unknown.

Modes

• Stage Builder (April 17th, 2019)
  • A returning mode from Brawl and for Wii U.
• Video Editor (April 17th, 2019)
  • In the Video Editor, multiple replays can be modified and strung together to create a full video.
• Shared Content (April 17th, 2019)
  • Shared Content enables sharing, downloading, and liking Stage Builder levels and videos created by other users.
• VR (May 31, 2019)
  • Compatibility with the Nintendo Labo Virtual Reality was added in the 3.1 update, allowing players to view certain stages in a full 360 degrees.

Mii Costumes

Additional costumes for the Mii Fighters are available as paid DLC.

(December 7th, 2018)

The only DLC Mii costume not already available for purchase is the Rex wig and outfit based on Rex from Xenoblade Chronicles 2, obtained as a bonus for purchasing the Fighters Pass.

Costume	Build
Rex Wig, Rex Outfit	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)

Round 1

(April 17th, 2019)

The first wave of Mii Fighter outfits was among the first available DLC for Ultimate. It features costumes from the Persona series, as well as the returning Sonic series costumes from Smash 4.

Costume	Build
Morgana Hat	All types (headgear)
Persona 4 Protagonist Wig, Persona 4 Protagonist Outfit	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)
Teddie Hat	All types (headgear)
Persona 3 Protagonist Wig, Persona 3 Protagonist Outfit	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)
Tails Wig, Tails Outfit	Mii Gunner (outfit) All types (headgear)
Knuckles Wig, Knuckles Outfit	Mii Brawler (outfit) All types (headgear)

Spirits

While some spirits are available for free, usually launched during Spirit Board events, others require a purchase from another character. These spirits (excluding Fighter Spirits, which can be unlocked through Classic Mode) can be accessed through a special DLC-exclusive Spirit Board that does not have spirits expire or use the Puppet Fighter scene.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Series	Release Date	Acquisition	DLC Spirit Board exclusive
1,298		Partner Pikachu		★★★	Pokémon Series	12/7/2018	•Unlocked with save data from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu •Obtainable after a Spirit battle (once unlocked, or directly since v2.0.0) •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 6000G (since v2.0.0)
1,299		Partner Eevee		★★★	Pokémon Series	12/7/2018	•Unlocked with save data from Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee •Obtainable after a Spirit battle (once unlocked, or directly since v2.0.0) •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 6000G (since v2.0.0)
1,300	File:Dice Block Spirit.png	Dice Block		★	Super Mario Series	12/27/2018	•Obtainable after a Spirit battle (exclusive to Oh Yeah! Mario Time! Spirit Board event prior to v2.0.0) •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 6000G (since v2.0.0)
1,301		River Survival		★★	Super Mario Series	12/27/2018	•Obtainable after a Spirit battle (exclusive to Oh Yeah! Mario Time! Spirit Board event prior to v2.0.0) •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 6000G (since v2.0.0)
1,302	File:Golden Dash Mushroom Spirit.png	Golden Dash Mushroom		★★★	Super Mario Series	12/27/2018	•Obtainable after a Spirit battle (exclusive to Oh Yeah! Mario Time! Spirit Board event prior to v2.0.0) •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 6000G (since v2.0.0)
1,303		Piranha Plant	Fighter	N/A	Super Mario Series	1/29/2019	•Complete Classic Mode with Piranha Plant •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 500G	N/A
1,304	File:Jack Thief Spirit.png	Joker (Phantom Thief)	Fighter	N/A	Persona Series	4/17/2019	•Complete Classic Mode with Joker •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 500G	N/A
1,305	File:Jack Student Spirit.png	Joker (Student)	Fighter	N/A	Persona Series	4/17/2019	•Purchased from the Vault Shop for 500G	N/A
1,306		Phantom Thieves of Hearts		★★★★	Persona Series	4/17/2019	•Obtainable after a DLC Spirit battle •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 15,000G
1,307	File:IgorP5.png	Igor		★★★	Persona Series	4/17/2019	•Obtainable after a DLC Spirit battle •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 6000G
1,308		Caroline & Justine		★★★	Persona Series	4/17/2019	•Obtainable after a DLC Spirit battle •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 6000G
1,309		Morgana		★★★	Persona Series	4/17/2019	•Obtainable after a DLC Spirit battle •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 6000G
1,310		Ryuji Sakamoto		★★	Persona Series	4/17/2019	•Obtainable after a DLC Spirit battle •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 1000G
1,311	File:Ann Persona 5.png	Ann Takamaki		★★	Persona Series	4/17/2019	•Obtainable after a DLC Spirit battle •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 1000G
1,312		Yusuke Kitagawa		★	Persona Series	4/17/2019	•Obtainable after a DLC Spirit battle •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 500G
1,313		Makoto Niijima		★	Persona Series	4/17/2019	•Obtainable after a DLC Spirit battle •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 500G
1,314	File:Futaba Persona 5.png	Futaba Sakura		★	Persona Series	4/17/2019	•Obtainable after a DLC Spirit battle •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 500G
1,315	File:Haru Persona 5.png	Haru Okumura		★	Persona Series	4/17/2019	•Obtainable after a DLC Spirit battle •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 500G
1,316		Goro Akechi		★★	Persona Series	4/17/2019	•Obtainable after a DLC Spirit battle •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 1000G
1,317		Toy-Con Robot		★★★	Nintendo Labo Series	4/26/2019	•Obtainable after a Spirit battle (exclusive to Nintendo Labo SMASH KIT Spirit Board event, available normally once obtained) •Purchased from the Vault Shop for 6000G (once obtained)
1,318		Toy-Con Car		★★	Nintendo Labo Series	4/26/2019	•Obtainable after a Spirit battle (exclusive to Nintendo Labo SMASH KIT Spirit Board event, available normally once obtained)
1,319		Professor Rigss & Plaise & Lerna		★	Nintendo Labo Series	4/26/2019	•Obtainable after a Spirit battle (exclusive to Nintendo Labo SMASH KIT Spirit Board event, available normally once obtained)
1,320		Toy-Con VR Goggles		★★	Nintendo Labo Series	4/26/2019	•Obtainable after a Spirit battle (exclusive to Nintendo Labo SMASH KIT Spirit Board event, available normally once obtained)
1,321		Peachette		★★★	Super Mario Series	5/31/2019	•Obtainable after a Spirit battle (exclusive to Super Smash Sisters Spirit Board event, available normally once obtained)
1,322	File:Link (Link's Awakening) Spirit.jpg	Link (Link's Awakening)		★★★	The Legend of Zelda Series	6/14/2019	•Obtainable after a Spirit battle (exclusive to Return to Koholint Spirit Board event, available normally once obtained)
1,323	File:Owl Spirit.jpg	Owl		★★	The Legend of Zelda Series	6/14/2019	•Obtainable after a Spirit battle (exclusive to Return to Koholint Spirit Board event, available normally once obtained)

Challenger Packs

Unlike in SSB4, not only are a majority of characters and stages bundled together, each one comes with extra music tracks and spirits. The bundles are known as Challenger Packs. There are five Challenger Packs; however, all five can be bought together at a discount as part of the Fighters Pass. The Fighters Pass contains all five Challenger Packs for the price of only four of them.

Pack No.	Fighter	Stage	Universe	Songs	Spirits	Release date
1	Joker	Mementos	Persona	Last Surprise Beneath the Mask Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There Rivers In The Desert Our Beginning Reach Out To The Truth I'll Face Myself Time To Make History Mass Destruction Battle Hymn of the Soul Aria of the Soul	Joker (Phantom Thief) Joker (Student) Phantom Thieves of Hearts Igor Caroline & Justine Morgana Ryuji Sakamoto Ann Takamaki Yusuke Kitagawa Makoto Niijima Futaba Sakura Haru Okumura Goro Akechi	April 17, 2019
2	Hero	Yggdrasil's Altar	Dragon Quest	unknown	unknown	August 5, 2019
3	Banjo & Kazooie	Spiral Mountain	Banjo-Kazooie	Spiral Mountain	unknown	Fall 2019
4	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown
5	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

Pricing

Challenger Packs and Fighters Pass

The pass can be purchased with the digital version of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at a combined price.

Region	Price (Piranha Plant)	Price (Challenger Pack)	Price (Fighters Pass)	Price (Pass + Game)	Full game + All characters
United States	$4.99 USD	$5.99 USD	$24.99 USD	$84.98 USD	$89.97 USD
United Kingdom	£4.49 GBP	£5.39 GBP	£22.49 GBP	£82.48 GBP	£86.97 GBP
Australia	$6.50 AUD	$7.80 AUD	$32.50 AUD	$122.45 AUD	$128.95 AUS
Japan	¥540 JPY	¥602 JPY	¥2,500 JPY	¥9,700 JPY	¥10,240 JPY
Eurozone	€4.99 EUR	€5.99 EUR	€24.99 EUR	€94.98 EUR	€99.97 EUR
Canada	$6.29 CAD	$7.49 CAD	$31.49 CAD	$111.48 CAD	$117.77 CAD
New Zealand	$8.50 NZD	$10.20 NZD	$42.50 NZD	$142.45 NZD	$150.95 NZD

Mii Fighter costumes

Region	Price (each)
United States	$0.75 USD
United Kingdom	£0.69 GBP
Australia	$1.05 AUD
Japan	¥80 JPY
Eurozone	€0.79 EUR
Canada	$0.99 CAD
New Zealand	$1.35 NZD
Mexico	$8.99 MXN
Switzerland	Fr 1.10 CHF
Russia	₽59 RUB

Gallery

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  The Fighters Pass in Ultimate.

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  The Fighters Pass bundle in Ultimate along with the digital version of the game.

Trivia

• Following the announcement of the Hero and Banjo & Kazooie, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site went from listing six DLC characters (Piranha Plant, Joker, and four "unknown"/empty slots) to listing eight (adding the Hero and Banjo & Kazooie without removing any of the empty slots). As there was no corresponding announcement of additional downloadable characters, this was likely an error, and it was later fixed.
• Every DLC fighter's artwork on the panoramic artwork so far has depicted two characters: Piranha Plant is seen watering a Pikmin, Joker is joined by Morgana, the Hero is joined by a Slime, and both Banjo and Kazooie are depicted.
• Every DLC fighter on the Fighter Pass so far has been from a third party series.

See also

• Starter character
• Starter stage
• Unlockable character
• Unlockable stage

External links

• Official DLC site